A woman was left flabbergasted after turning up for a Derriford Hospital appointment - only to be told she was registered as being DEAD.

Angela Palmer didn't expect much of a fuss when she came in for a routine breast screening check up.

But internal systems threw up that she had been registered as deceased - and that all future appointments had been cancelled.

Derriford has admitted an employee 'accidentally clicked' the wrong button on a computer system when A&E was extremely busy, which recorded Angela as no longer being alive.

The blunder came about when gran-of-six Angela had popped in previously to have a mosquito bite looked over - as reported by The Sun.

It comes after a damning CQC report revealed Derriford 'requires improvement' in many areas, with inspectors exposing major problems with safety, overcrowding and staff feeling 'overwhelmed' by what's required of them.

Though the hospital - which has pleaded for £25million from the Government to expand A&E - was rated as 'outstanding' for the care it provides patients, with employees being praised for their teamwork and compassion for others.

Derriford Hospital is under increasing pressure (Image: File image)

Angela, 57, told The Sun: “I was at my screening and the lady was very surprised and said ‘I shouldn’t tell you this but I will, you’ve been classed as deceased and all your appointments are cancelled'.

“The system was showing I died on May 29, the day I went to A&E at Derriford Hospital for mosquito bites.

“They told my GP to cancel all my appointments. It caused a lot of hassle and I was traumatised.